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New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Ram Vilas Paswan formally announced alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the general elections due by May this year. BJP President Rajnath Singh welcomed Paswan into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to contest next Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath Singh made the official announcement at a joint news conference in New Delhi. Ram Vilas Paswan said his party will support BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for country's top position.Feb 28, 2014

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is looking forward to form alliance with ruling Congress party in three states, ahead of the upcoming general elections. Even though the Congress has not stated anything, NCP leader D P Tripathi said that the talks are in process to come to a conclusion regarding the alliance in Goa, Gujarat and Odisha. Earlier in the day NCP also declared the list of 24 candidates who will contest in the upcoming general elections.Feb 28, 2014

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on a two-day visit to India, accused US of intimidating and using pressure to thwart Tehran's peaceful nuclear programme which western countries have long suspected a 'facade' of covertly researching the means to develop nuclear weapons.Tehran denies that its nuclear programme has any latent military purposes and has signalled repeatedly it would resist dismantling its nuclear installations as part of any deal. Zarif, who was addressing a memorial lecture in New Delhi on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid, lashed out at the foreign policy of the United States of using 'force' and said it will never work against any state, citing examples of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Zarif added that it would be difficult for the US and western forces to win back the trust of the Iranian public.Feb 28, 2014

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Two naval officers, who had gone missing after an accident on board submarine INS Sindhuratna, have been found dead. Seven crew members out of more than 60 aboard the diesel-powered vessel were airlifted to a naval hospital after inhaling smoke, but the two officers - Lieutenant Commander Kapish Muwal and Lieutenant Commander Manoranjan Kumar - could not be found. The two officers who went missing were on duty on board when smoke filled parts of a Russian-built submarine on a training exercise off the Mumbai coast in the early hours of February 26 morning. Brother of Lieutenant Commander Kapish Muwal, Aashish said the incident is due to negligence as everyone knew about the defects in the submarine and it proved to be fatal.Feb 28, 2014

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Sahara chief Subrata Roy was on Friday taken into police custody in Lucknow following Supreme Court's warrant against him for not appearing in court in a case linked to his alleged failure to return investors' money. His son and Executive Director of Sahara Group Sumanto Roy told that being a law abiding citizen Subrata Roy willfully decided to submit himself to Lucknow police.Feb 28, 2014

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Munirka village in South Delhi is home to a large number of people from the northeastern states, a majority of them students. After a few incidents of attacks on people from the northeast in the city, there were rumors that a `panchayat’ in Munirka had ordered the eviction of all northeastern people from the locality. However, people in the locality have denied this, and expressed their support for people from the Northeast. The police has also assured off all possible security measures for them in Munirka and elsewhere in the capital.Feb 28, 2014

The Russian tricolour was flying over the Crimean parliament in the regional capital Simferopol as supporters of Moscow rule flocked in from across the scenic peninsula, protesting against the recent pro-European developments in Kiev. Duration: 01:04Feb 28, 2014

The Central African Republic's interim president called for French and African troops in the country to make full use of their UN mandate to sideline rogue elements creating havoc in the troubled nation. Duration: 00:32Feb 28, 2014

Somalia's Al-Shebab rebels have banned watching movies, smoking and football matches, and now they have banned 3G coverage in certain areas of the country in an attempt to limit Western influences. Duration: 02:41Feb 28, 2014

In a speech to both houses of parliament, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain to stay in the EU but played down David Cameron's hopes that her visit to London would bring major reforms. Duration: 00:41Feb 28, 2014

Italian captain Francesco Schettino lashed out at the media after his first return to the Costa Concordia, saying the investigation into what happened must continue in a "proper and honest way." Duration: 00:32Feb 28, 2014

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius was a champion athlete who beat the odds to inspire millions worldwide. But his "Blade Runner" epithet swiftly became recast as the "Blade Gunner" after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Duration: 02:19Feb 28, 2014

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the perfect platform for innovators and whizz kids to show off what may be the world's next top gadget, from toothbrushes which send reports to your dentist to smart sportswear. Duration: 01:38Feb 28, 2014